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TITLE: Photoengraving and Lithographing Machine Operators and Tenders
DEFINITION: Operate or tend photoengraving and lithographing equipment, such as plate graining, pantograph, roll varnishing, and routing machines.
TASKS:
1. Operates machinery such as film processor, graining machine, and varnishing equipment.
2. Cuts excess metal and bevels edges of printing plates using routing machine.
3. Mounts finished plates on wood, synthetic or metal blocks either by hand or using automatic plate-mounting equipment.
4. Immerses and turns printing roller in bath solutions to dissolve coating, develop image, and dye using electric hoist.
5. Grains printing plates by wet or dry sandblasting or using glass marbles.
6. Paints over pinholes, scratches and reference points on roller using brush and acid resistant paint.
7. Applies acid resistant ink to varnished copper roller and examines for ink smears or cavities filled with ink.
8. Copies printed materials such as documents and drawing using blueprint machine.
9. Maintains machinery in working order such as automatic film processor and exposure machine.
10. Rolls out and hammers used printing plates to remove gripper marks and bent corners.
11. Examines printing plates with magnifier for uniformity, size, and structures of grain and washes off excess sediment.
12. Cuts printing plates from sheets of aluminum and zinc using power shears.
13. Examines finished blueprint for specified color, intensity, and sharpness of line.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
71 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
54 Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
54 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
50 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
38 Fine Arts
Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture
33 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
29 Design
Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
29 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
21 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
13 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
8 Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
8 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
4 Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
4 Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
4 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
4 Education and Training
Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
4 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
4 Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, cultures, their history, migrations, ethnicity, and origins
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
63 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
58 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
58 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
46 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
38 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
33 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
29 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
25 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
25 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
25 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
25 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
21 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
21 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
21 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
21 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
17 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
17 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
17 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
17 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
17 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
13 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
13 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
13 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
13 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
13 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
8 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
8 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
8 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
8 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
4 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
4 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
4 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
4 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
4 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
4 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
4 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
4 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
4 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
4 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
60 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
55 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
55 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
45 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
40 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
40 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
35 Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
35 Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
35 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion
30 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
25 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
25 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
25 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
25 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
25 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
20 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
20 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
20 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
15 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
15 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
15 Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
15 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
15 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
15 Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
15 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
15 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
15 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
15 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
15 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
15 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
10 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
10 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
10 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
10 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
10 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
10 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
10 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
10 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object
10 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
10 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
10 Rate Control
The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene
5 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
5 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
5 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
5 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
5 Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
5 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
5 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
5 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
5 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
5 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
80 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
80 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
80 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
60 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
55 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
50 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
50 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
45 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
40 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
35 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
35 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
30 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
30 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
25 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
20 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
20 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
20 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
20 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
20 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
15 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
15 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
15 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
15 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
15 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
10 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
10 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
10 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
10 Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
10 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
10 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
10 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
10 Operating Vehicles or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
10 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
10 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
10 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
10 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
10 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
10 Performing For or Working With Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
5 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
5 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
5 Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
5 Staffing Organizational Units
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting persons for the organization.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
100 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
76 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
75 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
72 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
60 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
60 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
57 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
50 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
44 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
43 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
40 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
40 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
30 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
30 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
28 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
28 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
25 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
25 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
24 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
23 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
21 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
15 (F) Hazardous Situations
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
14 (L) Hazardous Situations
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
12 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
11 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
10 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
10 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
10 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?
8 (D) Hazardous Situations
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
5 (F) Whole Body Vibration
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Whole body vibration (e.g., operating a jackhammer or earthmoving equipment)?
5 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
5 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
5 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?
4 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
3 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
3 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
3 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
89 Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
39 Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
22 Artistic
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
17 Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
17 Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
11 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
64 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
53 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
48 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
46 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
30 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
26 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
94 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
75 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
69 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
66 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
66 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
59 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
53 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
50 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
50 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
47 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
47 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
47 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
38 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
31 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
31 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
25 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
25 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
22 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
16 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
16 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
13 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
972682010 Plate Grainer 971685010 Roller-Print Tender 979682014 Blueprinting-Machine Operator 972682014 Plate-Grainer Apprentice 979682022 Roller Varnisher 979682026 Router 979382022 Pantographer 972384014 Platemaker, Semiconductor Packages |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
No crosswalks |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
774 Photographic Process Machine Operators 735 Photoengravers and Lithographers |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
100103 Photographic Tech./Technician 480299 Graphic and Printing Equipment Operators, Other 480201 Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General 480206 Lithographer and Platemaker |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
060221 Production Work: Coating and Plating 060202 Production Work: Machine Work, Metal and Plastics 051005 Crafts: Reproduction |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
No crosswalks |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
92545 Photoengraving and Lithographing Machine Operators and Tenders |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
No crosswalks |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
51-5022 Prepress Technicians and Workers |
